>>2442007I was surprised when I first played Uzuki too. She's not the Sesshoumaru-type like I imagined her to be from the official arts, but is in fact a romantically competent version of Homura. It's weirdly satisfying to see the tall dark bishoujo archetype being bold for once.

>>2442012I used to think that but Yumei also surprised me with how dominant she is. I can't choose. Can't Kei have both husbandos?

>>2409835>>2409845Just checked the artbook and p121 says it's an April Fools' Illustration. Tried to look into "Kokujou" and found http://toppoi.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-228.html. Apparently it's a short VN (demo?) which takes place 60 years before the incidents in Akai Ito, featuring Sakuya, Emiko, 秋田さん (Akita?)大伴三平(酒屋のオッさん, dunno how to read it nor who it is)、and Senba Kagetomo(?), (who cut the head off from the Asama chief).

Also, just finished all Akai Ito true routes. I really prefer that game over Aoishiro although both are great. Akai Ito just has more likeable characters and no food discussions.

>>2446275>Aoishiro fangirls like to pretend people like the other game more because less people have played it. Aoishiro is an excellent VN, but yeah, Akaiito is a good deal better. Don't know why. Seems more ethereal, and I prefer it's melancholic atmosphere based on the hour of twilight, and dreams.

>>2433993>multiple variations of the same storyThey're distinct enough. You can see how Kei's decisions lead her to get closer to one char and not the other in each route. It's not like she's fickle so why would it make it shallow? Information is withheld in some routes and not in others but whatever. Yours is one fucking moronic stroke.

>>2447978If they made an alternate version of Nanoha where she makes different choices and justifiedly ends up hooked with Hayate, would you like it?Would you watch a Hibiki x Chris retelling of Symphogear if it expanded the story?

I suppose you would, but I sure as heck wouldn't. Why? Because the Nanoha/Hibiki/etc... I became fond of is the one that lived through certain experiences and fell in love with a specific soulmate.I realize that, logically speaking, it's just another story to enjoy with a character that looks and acts the same, but I just can't hit the reset button on something I've felt strongly about.

Basically there's a difference in how we enjoy this kind of stories; that doesn't mean one of us has to be wrong, why must every dissent become an argument?

All kinds of VN's have different romantic girls for each route you play. Yuri VN's are no different. All those things you mention are ANIME, this is a visual novel. Of course the structure is different. A visual novel quite well known for the amount of choices you get What you want each route focused on the same girl? It gets boring. Don't blame the game for you're poor judgement and tastes.

Hmmmm i'm surprised these two games are so popular here. Their atmospheric as all hell barely aged, and they have good horror/mystery aspects, but the romance is...lacking? The only exceptions being the Yumei, Uzuki, and Nami (which are highly romantic and very texty) route, their pretty medicore when it comes to that. Great in alot of other aspect, but I would assume the lacking romance would be a deal breaker.

>>2448115When did I blame the game? I explicitely said I'm not condemning it, I'm just explaining my reception of it, and yet you act like you feel threatened whenever someone disagrees with you.Many people are bound not to like what you like, get over it.

Actually, why do I even try? Guess you eventually did make me feel like a fucking idiot, though for an entirely different reason.Carry on.

>>2448205There isn't that many translated full length yuri VNs. There's even less that are of decent quality. Personally, I agree that the romance was lacking and not that great but I can see how others see it as best of the bunch since there isn't much options for English speaking yuri fans.

>>2450129I don't know if this writer is the only one. I just read some japanese fanfic (not about aoishiro or akaiito) and it had more food talk than I expected. The author even talked a bit about the "itadakimasu/gochisousama" thing. Also, it seems japanese people on twitter love posting pictures of food.

>>2447997If it required multiple playthroughs for me to learn about the character and eventually grow to like them, sure. You're assuming I'd be against it just because nanoha x fate is the otp, but nothing is hidden from you as a viewer when you watch a TV show. It's inherently different from a VN, especially one as massively horizontally branched as Akaiito.

If it was a VN where any route order wouldn't affect your overall experience, I would not object as strongly to you doing what you did. I'd think it was a shame that you're skipping so much content, but at least you got to appreciate that one route. But in Akaiito, the developers chose to lock the route for a reason. They deemed that you would only be able to appreciate certain routes after learning of certain information from another route. It's like if you jumped straight into (Akaiito secret locked route. You wouldn't mind now, would you?) nozomi's route that details her backstory before you even go through routes where she's the villain. How would you be able to appreciate the revelations there?

>During the middle of our journey home >I suddenly turned towards her >The shadows that stretched out from the two of us Combined into one and was burned into my mind>Your profile is dyed in the light of the setting sun >Watching you, I am also bathed in red >The promise we exchanged is held dear in my heart>Everything is like a fleeting bubble. Even if it is like an ephemeral dream >The warmth in my chest was definitely real >Because some day, the light will wrap itself around me

It's Yumei's image song. After hearing such raw, romantic emotions for her cousin, would Uzukifags, and Sakuyafags still insist that Yumei is not the only one who truly deserves Kei?

>>2450771Does anybody happen to have that CD? I keep coming back to scouring the internet for it and I've never had luck, but I don't know how to search in Japanese very well so that's probably the issue.

Apparently the guy who made the Aoishiro guide also made one for Akaiito. Unlike the Aoishiro one there’s no english translation, but google translate works decently enough. If anyone is after the more difficult endings they won't have to waste so much time on trial and error.

I'm super hyped for Nioh, which got me thinking, is anyone else dissapointed that the Oni are so....basic? Their just slightly paler yuri girls. Even Balor is just a white haired douche bag. The only exceptions are the little water imps, and Kothaku's badass brother, but I wish the girls we're more otherworldy.

>>2489591There are ASL releases for both, just search for aoishiro and akai ito on nyaa. If they aren't seeded any more you can download them in their IRC. If you're an idiot and can't or don't want to figure out the IRC, I can upload the mp3 versions to mega for you.